Safend Protector Awarded Check Point OPSEC Certification.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Safend, an international leader in endpoint security solutions, announced today that its award-winning Safend Protector endpoint security suite has achieved OPSEC (OPerations SECurity) The U.S. military term for concealing critical information as part of a counterintelligence plan. A form of "security by obscurity," OPSEC determines what information adversaries can obtain or piece together from observation and to provide measures for [TM] (Open Platform for Security) certification from Check Point[R] Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :CHKP CHKP Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ), the worldwide leader in securing the Internet. The certification confirms Safend Protector's seamless integration with Check Point's market-leading VPN-1[R] SecureClient software. "The popularity of portable data storage devices such as USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. and removable media has highlighted the need for comprehensive endpoint security within the enterprise," said Amir Ben-Efraim, head of business development for Check Point Software Technologies. "The OPSEC certified integration between Safend Protector and Check Point's VPN-1 SecureClient provides our mutual customers and resellers with choice in selecting integrated solutions to address this growing concern." Safend Protector secures enterprise endpoints from data leakage and penetration through physical and wireless ports including USB, FireWire, WiFi, Bluetooth, Infrared (IrDA), and CD/DVDs as well as providing data encryption, anti-network bridging capabilities, and protection from hardware keylogging devices. As part of its integration with Check Point's VPN-1 SecureClient, the Safend Protector client implements OPSEC Secure Verification Protocol (SCV SCV Santa Clarita Valley (California) SCV Sons of Confederate Veterans SCV Santa Clara Vanguard SCV Singapore Cable Vision SCV Special Category Visa (Australia) SCV StarHub Cable Vision ). This interoperability between the Safend Protector Client and the VPN-1 SecureClient provides verification that the Safend Protector client is running, validates its version and ensures the latest policy is deployed, prior to allowing the endpoint on to the corporate VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. . "Cooperating with other leading security vendors is an important part of reaching our goal of protecting the information of our customers and partners," said Safend's VP of Marketing and Business Development, Susan Callahan. "Achieving Check Point OPSEC certification demonstrates our commitment to industry standards and providing best of breed solutions to our clients." ABOUT CHECK POINT'S OPSEC[TM] OPSEC (Open Platform for Security) is the industry's open, multi-vendor security framework. With over 350 partners, OPSEC guarantees customers the broadest choice of best-of-breed integrated applications and deployment platforms that support Check Point's Secure Virtual Network Architecture. Products that carry the OPSEC Certified seal have been tested to guarantee integration and interoperability. For complete OPSEC Alliance program information, including partner and product listings, the freely available OPSEC SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). (software development kit) and evaluation versions of OPSEC Certified products, visit www.opsec.com. ABOUT SAFEND Safend is a leading provider of innovative endpoint security solutions that protect against corporate data leakage and penetration via physical and wireless ports. Safend's award-winning products, available through resellers worldwide, are deployed by financial institutions, healthcare organizations government agencies and other security aware and regulations aware enterprises across the globe. The privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , founded in 2003, is headquartered in Tel Aviv with offices in Philadelphia. For more information, visit www.safend.com. |
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